«What we believe about Saturn's moons history might still
change in the coming years with the finale of the Cassini mission,» said Lainey, who suggested, «The more we learn about Saturn, the more we learn about exoplanets.»
Thirteen states still discriminate against these victims of cruelty, and hopefully that will
change in the coming years with our members taking action.»
Not exact matches
Brimmer: I think the future of agencies is
in serious crisis right now, and I think just kind of seeing a little bit of what's happening
with WPP and Martin Sorrell recently and the way that that model has
changed — is really going to be interesting to watch how things unfold over the
coming years.
«This is a
year of really being an influence and a
change maker
in an amazing city that's really at the forefront of the revitalization efforts
in our entire country,» says Greene Groves concluding her pitch for the program, ending
with a paraphrase of the Michigan governor's pitch for Motor City: «Yeah, you can go to another city, but if you want to make a difference,
come to Detroit.»
A
change at the center of a team's offense will always
come with a few hiccups, and pulling it off mid-season is no easy task, especially
with a quarterback who has played a regular - season game
in nearly two
years.
«Obviously over the intervening
years the circumstances have
changed with the economy, the
coming on of Elizabeth Quay has really opened the way for how Perth will be
in the next 15 to 20
years,» he said.
With one eye on my life outside the business and the other on my changing role in it, I came up with the long - term goal of eventually being able to take off four months every y
With one eye on my life outside the business and the other on my
changing role
in it, I
came up
with the long - term goal of eventually being able to take off four months every y
with the long - term goal of eventually being able to take off four months every
year.
«The people who are at the vanguard of the investment community
in and around San Francisco are starting to
come to grips
with the fact that there's a gaping hole
in the strategy that investors are using today, and are now looking at things that are disruptively world -
changing, fundamental technologies that will take five to 15
years to develop and are extremely capital intensive,» he says.
The review
comes in the wake of a report from an expert panel the government struck last
year that
came up
with 13 recommendations to help young Canadians get into and thrive
in a
changing labour market.
«Two
years into my residency
in head and neck surgery, I thought, What's going to
change medicine the most
in the
coming years is not what I'm learning
in medical textbooks, but rather the impact technology is going to have on the way we interact
with patients.
Through the magic of Pixar animation we enter the «Inside Out» world of 11 -
year - old Riley as she learns to navigate the
changes and uncertainty that
come with being uprooted from her happy and stable life
in Minnesota and transplanted to a new life
in San Francisco.
This
comes after a
year in which ALEC,
with help from groups like the Heartland Institute, a libertarian think tank skeptical of climate
change, failed
in all of their coordinated attempts to roll back renewable portfolio standards (RPSs).
When it
comes to foreign exchange, average daily trading volume
in April 2016 was $ 4.6 trillion dollars, slightly lower than the $ 4.8 trillion of April 2015,
with volumes little
changed over three
years.
Forward - looking statements may include, among others, statements concerning our projected adjusted income (loss) from operations outlook for 2018, on both a consolidated and segment basis; projected total revenue growth and global medical customer growth, each over
year end 2017; projected growth beyond 2018; projected medical care and operating expense ratios and medical cost trends; our projected consolidated adjusted tax rate; future financial or operating performance, including our ability to deliver personalized and innovative solutions for our customers and clients; future growth, business strategy, strategic or operational initiatives; economic, regulatory or competitive environments, particularly
with respect to the pace and extent of
change in these areas; financing or capital deployment plans and amounts available for future deployment; our prospects for growth
in the
coming years; the proposed merger (the «Merger»)
with Express Scripts Holding Company («Express Scripts») and other statements regarding Cigna's future beliefs, expectations, plans, intentions, financial condition or performance.
[01:10] Introduction [02:45] James welcomes Tony to the podcast [03:35] Tony's leap
year birthday [04:15] Unshakeable delivers the specific facts you need to know [04:45] What James learned from Unshakeable [05:25] Most people panic when the stock market drops [05:45] Getting rid of your fear of investing [06:15] Last January was the worst opening, but it was a correction [06:45] You are losing money when you sell on corrections [06:55] Bear markets
come every 5
years on average [07:10] The greatest opportunity for a millennial [07:40] Waiting for corrections to invest [08:05] Warren Buffet's advice for investors [08:55] If you miss the top 10 trading days a
year... [09:25] Three different investor scenarios over a 20
year period [10:40] The best trading days
come after the worst [11:45] Investing
in the current world [12:05] What Clinton and Bush think of the current situation [12:45] The office is far bigger than the occupant [13:35] Information helps reduce fear [14:25] James's story of the billionaire upset over another's wealth [14:45] What money really is [15:05] The story of Adolphe Merkle [16:05] The story of Chuck Feeney [16:55] The importance of the right mindset [17:15] What fuels Tony [19:15] Find something you care about more than yourself [20:25] Make your mission to surround yourself
with the right people [21:25] Suffering made Tony hungry for more [23:25] By feeding his mind, Tony found strength [24:15] Great ideas don't interrupt you, you have to pursue them [25:05] Never - ending hunger is what matters [25:25] Richard Branson is the epitome of hunger and drive [25:40] Hunger is the common denominator [26:30] What you can do starting right now [26:55] Success leaves clues [28:10] What it means to take massive action [28:30] Taking action commits you to following through [29:40] If you do nothing you'll learn nothing [30:20] There must be an emotional purpose behind what you're doing [30:40] How does Tony ignite creativity
in his own life [32:00] «How is not as important as «why» [32:40] What and why unleash the psyche [33:25] Breaking the habit of focusing on «how» [35:50] Deep Practice [35:10] Your desired outcome will determine your action [36:00] The difference between «what» and «why» [37:00] Learning how to chunk and group [37:40] Don't mistake movement for achievement [38:30] Tony doesn't negotiate
with his mind [39:30]
Change your thoughts and change your biochemistry [40:00] The bad habit of being stressed [40:40] Beautiful and suffering states [41:50] The most important decision is to live in a beautiful state no matter what [42:40] Consciously decide to take yourself out of suffering [43:40] Focus on appreciation, joy and love [44:30] Step out of suffering and find the solution [45:00] Dealing with mercury poisoning [45:40] Tony's process for stepping out of suffering [46:10] Stop identifying with thoughts — they aren't yours [47:40] Trade your expectations for appreciation [50:00] The key to life — gratitude [51:40] What is freedom fo
Change your thoughts and
change your biochemistry [40:00] The bad habit of being stressed [40:40] Beautiful and suffering states [41:50] The most important decision is to live in a beautiful state no matter what [42:40] Consciously decide to take yourself out of suffering [43:40] Focus on appreciation, joy and love [44:30] Step out of suffering and find the solution [45:00] Dealing with mercury poisoning [45:40] Tony's process for stepping out of suffering [46:10] Stop identifying with thoughts — they aren't yours [47:40] Trade your expectations for appreciation [50:00] The key to life — gratitude [51:40] What is freedom fo
change your biochemistry [40:00] The bad habit of being stressed [40:40] Beautiful and suffering states [41:50] The most important decision is to live
in a beautiful state no matter what [42:40] Consciously decide to take yourself out of suffering [43:40] Focus on appreciation, joy and love [44:30] Step out of suffering and find the solution [45:00] Dealing
with mercury poisoning [45:40] Tony's process for stepping out of suffering [46:10] Stop identifying
with thoughts — they aren't yours [47:40] Trade your expectations for appreciation [50:00] The key to life — gratitude [51:40] What is freedom for you?
«The pace of new retail development, including restaurants, will be very dynamic
in the
coming years as the underlying demographics of the South Shore area and East Austin
change with 3,000 to 5,000 new residents
in the projects already underway and planned
in the near future,» Grayco Partners founder and President Jeff Gray said.
And we had to
change, too, and one of the crisis moments that happened
in my first
year was that competitors
came out
with plastic wagons, and we didn't really see it
coming.
Of course there are other reasons for my sporadic blogging this
year: a surprise new baby
coming which completely disoriented us, a new book to finish writing (and I will share all about that
in January), travelling and speaking all over North America, stewarding the message of Jesus Feminist throughout her first
year of life, creating the Jesus Feminist collection
with Imagine Goods, a trip to Haiti, new opportunities as a writer, three tinies at home
with their own lives and drama and growth and
change, remodelling parts of our home, marriage, church, friends, life, work, laundry (oh, can we talk laundry?!)
Ever since her story was featured
in Christianity Today nearly a
year ago, Butterfield has become something of a celebrity within the conservative evangelical world, and every time I'm
in conversation
with someone about the potential dangers of «conversion therapy» (which seeks to
change a person's sexual orientation through counseling and prayer), her name invariably
comes up.
your understanding of the
change process is very simplistic, because your mind is not open, you specifically believe already
in the traditional doctrines, Dogmas as shown
in thousands of
years of history evolves, and the need for input variables, meaning the diversity of religious belief is necessay because nature through his will is requiring this to happen, we are being educated by God
in the events of history.
In the past when there was no humans yet Gods will is directly manifisted
in nature,
with our
coming and education through history, we gradually takes the responsibilty of implementing the will.Your complaint on your perception of abuse is just part of the complex process of educating us through experience.
Shouldn't we encourage them to expand upon knowledge of those that
came before them instead of haphazardly agreeing
with some book that hasn't
changed in hundreds of
years??
Moreover, for all the uncertainties of long - term population forecasting, the likely
change in size and composition of a national population can be predicted over the course of the
coming calendar
year with far greater certainty than can
changes in the harvest, the gross national product, the unemployment rate, the foreign exchange rate, or the demand for any particular product.
The conference was spearheaded by Michael Davidson, a man of God who
came out of the homosexual life many
years ago and heads up a group called Core Issues Trust («a non-profit Christian ministry supporting men and women
with homosexual issues who voluntarily seek
change in sexual preference and expression») and by Andrea Williams, dynamic barrister and CEO of Christian Concern (an organization that seeks to be «a strong Christian voice
in the public sphere») and the Christian Legal Centre (a legal defense team for British Christians persecuted for their faith).
Tim i found it liberating to just do what the Lord wants you to do i work within his boundarys and yes i attend church and enjoy it.I love the people and i love hearing the word and worshipping the Lord even if others are still bound up
with traditions thats not my walk thats theres.My focus is to do what the Lord wants me to do.There have been times i have said no to the pastor he does nt understand why i choose not to lead the worship.i query him as well regarding the idea that its not just performing a function because there is a need our hearts have to be
in the right place so that the Lord can use us but he did nt understand where i was
coming from and thats okay because of that i just said no until my heart is right i am better not being involved
in leading.But i am happy to be an encouragement to others
in the worship team i havent wanted to be the leader i have done that
in the past.So my focus has been just the singing and being part of different worship teams i think the Lord has other plans as the groups i am
in seem to be
changing at the same time i am aware that i do nt to worry about
change as the Lord knows whats best.I used to be quite comfortable leading the music but that was before when i was operating
in my own self confidence and pride.The Lord did such a huge
change in my life that i lost my self confidence and that is not a bad thing at all as my spiritual growth has been incredible.The big
change was my identity moved from me and what i could do to knowing who i was
in Christ and that he is my strength and confidence.Now i know that without him i can do nothing
in fact i am dependent on his empowerment through his holy spirit all the time
in everything.
In the weekend i was asked to lead the music at another church i attend multiple churchs although i attend two regularly one has services
in the morning and one has services
in the evening so the two do nt really clash.
In the weekend i was asked to lead the music its been two
years since i did that and i was worried on how i would go.All i can say is that it went really well and because i stepped out
in Faith the Lord really blessed the morning to the congregation.The difference is knowing that i serve the Lord
with the gifts he has given me but my heart has to be right and when i do it
in his way it builds up the body and it brings glory to him.May the Lord continue to show you what he wants you to do even though others may not understand your reasons i just want you to know that you do nt have to pull away completely just work within the boundarys that the Lord gives you and do nt feel pressured by others expectations to do anything that feel uncomfortable.Be involved just as you feel lead by the holy spirit even if it is
in a very minor way take small steps.regards brentnz
The novel's protagonist and narrator is twelve -
year - old Hayat Shah, whose life
changes when his beautiful, devout aunt, Mina,
comes to stay
with his family
in suburban Milwaukee.
Slamming NAB for rendering Psalm 23:6, «I will dwell
in the house of the Lord for
years to
come,» rather than «forever»
with RSV or «for length of days»
with Douay - Rheims, Neuhaus makes the extraordinary claim «that there is nothing
in the Hebrew that requires or even suggests a
change» of the traditional translation «forever.»
For peoples subject to, or allied
with, the Roman state, this
change in the form of government did not make a great deal of difference, except that
in the early
years of the empire the power struggles which accompanied the decline of the republic seemed to have
come to an end, and tax - collection by private companies, often accompanied by extortion, was replaced by tax - collection by civil servants.
Over the past few
years, Columbus has made a number of
changes to its personnel and the result is «a really nice blend of people who have been
with the company for a very long time and people who have
come to the organization
in the recent past,» Todd says.
Controversial
changes over two
years ago to Europe's chocolate rules - that had cocoa puritans and producers up
in arms -
came into force
in the summer, providing ingredients companies
with a raft of new opportunities.
Napa Supervisors Set Rough Outlines for Winery Rule
Changes Napa County's evolving plan to try to keep both wineries and agriculture thriving for decades to
come is slowly emerging,
with details to be filled
in over the
coming year...
With these
changes, we intend to work diligently to build lasting value
in this segment for
years to
come for the benefit of our stockholders.»
nice to see you crawl out of your hole just
in time to offer your 2 cents worth once again... unlike yourself I started following this team long before Wenger arrived on the scene and will continue to do so long after he's gone...
in his earlier
years I admired the cerebral elements he brought to the EPL, which at that point was more brutish than beautiful, and I respected the seemingly tireless efforts of Arsene, Dein & staff to uncover and develop talent without sacrificing the product on the field... likewise I appreciated that such a youthful manager wasn't afraid to bring strong personalities and / or world - class players into the fold without being fearful of how said players would potentially undermine and / or dilute his authority... unfortunately this all
changed about 10
years ago and culminated
in the removal of all our greatest players, both young and old, without any real replacements
coming in... from Henry to RVP to Fabergas and Nasri, it was easy to see that this club was no longer interested
in competing at the highest levels... instead of being honest, minus the ridiculous claims regarding the new stadium, Wenger chose to side
with management and
in doing so became the «front man» for this corporation pretending to be a world - class soccer club... without the «front man» this organization would have been exposed numerous
years earlier, so his presence was imperative if the facade was to continue... it's for this reason and more that I despise what this once great man and Kroenke has done to my beloved club... the gutless, shameful and manipulative way they have treated the fans, like myself, is largely indefensible and this is why I felt it necessary to start offering my opinion
in a public format... trust me, I resisted the temptation for many
years but as long as the same shit continues to exist I will voice my opinions and if you don't like it maybe you should look for a different team to pretend to follow
But I'll keep
coming back to the point I make about franchises that make
changes regularly: Show me one
with nine coaches
in 17
years, a succession of would - be franchise architects, and no steady, winning quarterback, and I'll show you a team that never wins.
Spoiler Alert people, we are not getting anyone
in the front striker position OTHER than what we already have, there was a story
in the star yestrday about the 250 million wenger is looking to spend on the likes of Marco Ruess ect ect and I really can not believe that after all these
years the Prof will
change his ways and spend all that money and evern if he was going to he needs to pull his finger out as all the top players are being strongly linked
with other clubs, meanwhile we wait for the brat Vardy to make up his mind when we know he is highly unlikely to
come to us another summer of dissapointment for us as wenger has already stated that Giroud will lead the line next season.
There's so much wrong
with Arsenal if we were given chances to write about them it would take a
year.What kind of mentality is this.Forgive me for the way I
come out but what has to be said has to be said and the truth hurts.I do nt know if you guys are happy
with what's going on but am not.We live
in a world where those who speak the truth are hated very much and a world full of incomprehensible things.Its just sad.Things have to
change from this
year especially the mentality of this club.I just wan na see my club succeed and its bothering me a lot we just can not seem to do what is right.It's time average players are taken out of the club and what I mean by that is players who do nt want to improve.You already them lot.
With big rule
changes coming into force this
year, a lot could
change in F1 and we're hoping for a fun season.
Few months back I considered myself a rabid AOB sort of a Piers Morgan type, after some time I
came to terms
with myself that nothing was going to
change, it did not matter my tirades or how many comments would post, things at ARSENAL would not
change, our destiny is intertwine
with AW till the day he decides is enough for him or his Contract is over, for sure not before that, SO there is no point anymore
in pointing AW deficiencies nor trashing the Man, he reached the top of his abilities and is consistent
with that, making the top 4 reaching the last 16 at the CL and as a BONUS last
year maybe this one the FA Cup, reality is he will not reach anything more and we just have to settle and accept (as he has done) our STATUS QUO a good team but not good enough........
Along
with it
came major
changes to who is
in charge of F1,
with Bernie Ecclestone's 40 -
year reign over the series
coming to an end.
@Nothing
Changed i agree about 5
years ago, personally i'm finding our game exiting to watch
with a strong belief that no mater what the score is we will win the game, obviously we don't win every game but the belief is there for me and i'm enjoying watching more then last season, we have to except that some teams
in Europe are almost impossible to catch and City is
coming close to that point of dominating
years to
come and only Man - U or Chelsea could muster up a small challenge, sad but unfortunately we have to face up to reality.
The 17
year - old
came off the bench
in yesterday's devastating 5 - 0 loss at home to Everton U23, and was unable to
change the game as his side continued to fall further behind after entering the field
with the score at 2 - 0.
It remains to be seen if all of these transfers will
come to fruition, but the Blues are seemingly ready to make the required
changes to fine - tune their squad as they look to get even better next season, following up their double win this
year with improvement
in the Champions League.
This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the
years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense
in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs
coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes
in the same clinical fashion we did
years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess
in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself
in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required
in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last
year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could
come calling
in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple
years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points
in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played
with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis
in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself
in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him
in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive
in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players
in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence
in Real or the space and protection he receives
in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived
in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent
with the necessary components...
in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them
in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion
in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin
in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation...
in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some
years but that could all
change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often
in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and
in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place
in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits
Also jimmy jazz again great name by the way i think the fact were 6th
in ayer purchases and i agree without kane spurs would be below without kaneuckeu them for now but i see laca will be better next
year and auba will have had a taste of the rigorous epl and because its a world cup
year we need stability
with wenger for atleast another
year i think were vying for that spot and wi th cazorla
coming back and hopfully Jack signs
with a couple good signings if we splash some cash and ozil already signed we could surprise the league next
year with a very strong season and Leicester surprised apparently everybody but us cause we handled them well that
year but no one else dod and we finished second but i think its not so good for a big club like us
with internationals
in a world cup
year to
change managers do it
in a non world cup
year cause you only have a couple weeks
with your players maybe less
with some before season starts
No.the solution is not to get some1 to rotate
with Giroud, the answer is to get some1 better than Giroud, period.It worries me that Giroud really thinks that Henry is wrong, this shows how much Wenger an the people at Arsenal are caught up
in their own bubble unable to see an overview from outside.We've been saying that Girouds not good enough since he
came 3
years ago, an im afraid nothing has
changed, he still not world class, i can't think of a top team
in Europe he would get into.
Thomas Lemar was lined up to
come in to replace the 29
year - old, but he
changed his mind and ended up staying
with Monaco, and now we are supposedly eyeing the Mexican international instead.
there is no doubting that Arsene has helped to provide us
with some incredible footballing moments
in the formative
years of his managerial career at Arsenal, but that certainly doesn't and shouldn't mean that he has earned the right to decide when and how he should leave this club... there have been numerous managers at each of the biggest clubs
in Europe throughout the last decade who have waged far more successful campaigns than ours yet somehow and someway each were given their walking papers because they failed to meet the standards laid out by the hierarchy of their respective clubs... of course that doesn't mean that clubs should simply follow the lead of others, especially if clubs of note have become too reactionary when it
comes to issues of termination, for whatever reasons, but there should be some logical discourse when it
comes to the setting of parameters for a
changing of the guard...
in the case of Arsenal, this sort of discourse was largely stifled when the higher - ups devised their sinister plan on the eve of our move to the Emirates... by giving Wenger a free pass due to supposed financial constraints he, unwittingly or not, set the bar too low... it reminds me of a landlord who says he will only rent to «professional people» to maintain a certain standard then does a complete about face when the market is lean and vacancies are up... for those who rented under the original mandate they of course feel cheated but there is little they can do, except move on, especially if the landlord clearly cares more about profitability than keeping their word... unfortunately for the lifelong fans of a football club it's not so easy to switch allegiances and frankly why should they,
in most cases we have been around far longer than them... so how does one deal
with such an untenable situation... do you simply shut - up and hope for the best, do you place the best interests of those
with only self - serving agendas above the collective and pray that karma eventually catches up
with them, do you run away
with your tail between your legs and only return when things have ultimately
changed, do you keep trying to find silver linings to justify your very existence, do you lower your expectations by convincing yourself it could be worse or do you stand up for what you believe
in by holding people accountable for their actions, especially when every fiber of your being tells you that something is rotten
in the state of Denmark
However,
in the past season we have seen all of the generic top six (Arsenal, Chelsea, City, United, Liverpool and Spurs), apart from Arsenal
change managers
in the past two
years,
with the most recent
changes coming at Chelsea, City, United and Liverpool.
Alexis
in his second season after a freakishly brilliant start, Ozil
coming in to consistent form at the end of his second season, Coq now
with a proper body of work under his belt and a whole summer to work on it, Bellerin
with his first season jitters out of his system, Giroud finally realising he might be a pretty decent striker, Gab
with some solid performances and the close - season to bond further, Monreal maturing
in to an unspectacular but tremendously solid FB, Ospina settled — it is my opinion that these and others will be what will bring the bigger improvements and the consistency needed next
year rather than any wholesale
changes.
The administrators responsible all went to jail, the actual perp went to jail, the fine was donated to several charities across the state, every survivor that
came forward, regardless of whether they were involved
with Penn State
in any way shape or form got a settlement, they implemented all the recommended
changes over three
years to ensure this doesn't happen again.
Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is
in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis...
in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but
in reality we have only 1 option
with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for
years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest
in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it
comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray
with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to
come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie
in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong
with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base...
in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player
in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)...
in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did
in our most glorious
years before and during Wenger's reign...
with this
in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him
with the proper players
in the final third... he was never a good defensive player
in Real or
with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely
in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a
year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and
change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)...
in their places we need to bring
in some proven performers
with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many
years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it
comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it
comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally
came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree
with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model
in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has
changed quite dramatically
in the last 15
years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking
in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several
years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...